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April Football Diary
Football -
By Laurence Gale MSc (07 Apr 04 16:00)
April Football Diary. More inside. - Read Article
April Rugby Diary
Rugby -
By Laurence Gale MSc (06 Apr 04 17:35)
April's rugby maintenance tasks. More Inside.
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Weed of the Week - Daisy
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (06 Apr 04 8:15)
Description and control methods for the Daisy (Bellis perennis L). More inside. - Read Article
Spring renovation on natural turf facilities
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (06 Apr 04 8:00) - 1 comment
This month's feature article is on the spring renovation of natural turf playing surfaces. With the onset of the new grass growing season, it is imperative that Greenkeepers and Groundmen implement a renovation programme to prepare and refurbish their playing surfaces. Spring renovation involves a series of operations and inputs that are initiated in sequence and complement one another. Read Inside. - Read Article
April Cricket Diary
Cricket -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Apr 04 14:00)
This month's tasks for your cricket square and outfield.. More Inside. - Read Article
Book Reviews
Book Reviews -
By Laurence Gale MSc (01 Apr 04 14:00)
Pitchcare is pleased to announce another new feature for the site. We will be reviewing a series of books and publications, bringing to your attention valuable resource information. I know only too well the value of obtaining knowledge and information from books and publications particularly when studying for courses and academic qualifications. Read Inside. - Read Article
Weed of the Week: White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (29 Mar 04 12:00)
What is a weed? By definition a weed is a plant that is growing in the wrong place. Weeds take valuable space, water, sunlight and nutrients that may otherwise be accessible to important crops, in our case turf grasses. Weeds not only compete for these resources they can disfigure and cause problems to playing surfaces. Read Inside
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Woodbury Park Hotel, Golf and Country Club
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (26 Mar 04 14:00)
Ian Chenery, course manager of the Woodbury Park Hotel Golf and Country Club, Exeter, will be one of many course managers who will be posting information and articles about golf course management on the Pitchcare site in future. Today Ian will be introducing Pitchcare members to his course and highlighting some of the recent activities that have been taking place. Read Inside. - Read Article
What is happening in rugby?
Rugby -
By Laurence Gale MSc (24 Mar 04 9:00) - 2 comments
Hot the heels of the dismissal of Tony Horne from the Millenium stadium comes the news that Heather McKinnon has left her position at Murrayfield. - Read Article
Weed of the Week: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (22 Mar 04 10:00)
What is a weed? By definition a weed is a plant that is growing in the wrong place. Weeds take valuable space, water, sunlight and nutrients that may otherwise be accessible to important crops, in our case turf grasses. Weeds not only compete for these resources they can disfigure and cause problems to playing surfaces. read Inside. - Read Article
Ashridge Golf Club
Golf -
By Laurence Gale MSc (18 Mar 04 14:00) - 3 comments
Ashridge Golf Club is a private members 18-hole golf facility with a current membership of about 700. The course is situated about 600 feet above sea level in the Chiltern Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Read Inside. - Read Article
Shrubs and trees
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (16 Mar 04 9:00)
Another new feature for Pitchcare members will be informative articles on shrubs and trees. Many Pitchcare members are responsible for managing ornamental shrub beds and tree areas around their facilities, such as entrances to a golf club and school grounds. - Read Article
Weed of the Week: Yarrow (Achilles millefolium)
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (15 Mar 04 14:00)
What is a weed? By definition a weed is a plant that is growing in the wrong place. Weeds take valuable space, water, sunlight and nutrients that may otherwise be accessible to important crops, in our case turf grasses. Weeds not only compete for these resources they can disfigure and cause problems to playing surfaces. Read Inside - Read Article
Weed of the week-Broadleaf Plantain
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (11 Mar 04 13:00)
By definition a weed is a plant that is growing in the wrong place. Weeds take valuable space, water, sunlight and nutrients that may otherwise be accessible to important crops, in our case turf grasses. Weeds not only compete for these resources they can disfigure and cause problems to playing surfaces.
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"Sudden Oak Death" - Phytophthora ramorum
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (10 Mar 04 13:00) - 1 comment
There has been a lot of recent news about Sudden Oak Death in the national press, with DEFRA inspectors finding a small number of disease outbreaks in garden centres and nurseries. Positive findings have been made in rhododendron, vibernum and other exotic shrubs. The infected plants have been destroyed and none of the batches from which they came has been sold. Read Inside. - Read Article
Play your part with Pitchcare
Editorial -
By Laurence Gale MSc (05 Mar 04 10:05) - 2 comments
My recent appointment as Editor with Pitchcare has enabled me to see the wealth of knowledge and information we have amongst our membership and the diversity of the facilities managed. I think it is important that we share this industry knowledge and, where possible, promote individuals and teams of staff who work hard to produce and supply these facilities.
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Facts about Leaf Spot and Melting out Disease
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (02 Mar 04 17:15)
Leaf spot diseases are very common and wide spread both in the UK and Western European countries. To help understand a little bit more about these diseases, here’s some information on the disease life cycle and control methods. Read Inside - Read Article
Why Aeration?
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (26 Feb 04 13:00) - 4 comments
Regular and seasonal aeration maintenance operations are essential to ensure turfgrass quality is maintained throughout the playing seasons of most fine natural turf and field turf facilities. Read inside - Read Article
Introduction to warm and cool season grasses
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (20 Feb 04 14:00) - 1 comment
This article will explain the difference between warm and cool season grasses and how they are combined to provide all year round turf performance in the United States. Read- inside
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Facts about mowing ?
Consultancy -
By Laurence Gale MSc (19 Feb 04 12:00)
This article will detail some key facts on mowing and highlight many issues and facts about the so-called simple act of mowing grass! Read inside
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